Oklahoma Legislature Protests Kansas Landfill Proposal

Date: March 27, 2003

Source: News Room

The Oklahoma Legislature has joined a list of those opposing a proposed landfill in Harper County, Kansas. The landfill would be used for waste from Wichita, Kansas, which is currently being taken 150 miles to a landfill near Enid. The Kansas county borders Grant and Alfalfa counties in northern Oklahoma, and state lawmakers say the waste could pollute drinking water there. Other landfill opponents include officials from Blackwell, several cities and counties in Kansas, and the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The Harper County Commission and its economic development committee support the landfill. Wichita's only landfill was closed in 2001 because of leaking contaminants.
More information: www.harpercounty.org.

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